New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29

| hreoks forth II is stately welcome but the mu-
sic silences the cheers which, fancy, would have
been more musical still to the royal ear NOBODY
| regards the group of men who lead the way; the
one wish of these thousands inside. as of the hun
dreds of thousands outside is to how the Queen
| looks. The FIRST comment heard was from LADY
| near whom stood-a beautiful American IN black
whose name would tell If dared and say how
| charming she is if | were not too faint-hearted.
1.-The Queen has got new bonnet cried she. ibis
| new bonnet was black, with something WHITE OF
light gray in 1T; her gown all blacS' ono
! moved slowly and. / thought weariy ana ho.
strongly Never had seen the rubicnnd lace oI
| En- Qlisb Majesty so the usual complexion Oh
| the English woman. She looked not precisely pale
| but wan. The short. Iotund figure had oil ItS
singular dignity Of DID, but less than it's old vigor
| and activity. Once more had TO admire
whether I would or no. the royal bearing
90 royalty maintained by woman TO
whom nature has denied the physical
gifts which are thought to go with distinction OF
department. but on whom birth and fifty years OF
sovereignty have bestowed manner quite match
less The cheers broke out as the song died away
but less spontaneously than II men had had their
way with their own voices at the beginning anu
the Queen acknowledged them with benignlty'
There was the usual pause. The Prince, who had
met his mother at the top Of the steps TO the plat
tionaries arranged themselves; then the ceremony
began. There was an address, Of course and
long one not very we'll read by Sir Edmund Currle.
The Queen answered in voice which soon found
its proper note and was heard in all corners OF the
hall Madame Atlantis singing OF Home, eweet
Home was welcome part OF the programme Ano
presentations to Her Majesty which followed were
gratifying to tho preseutees and amusing 10 those
of us who were near enough to watch closely VIVA.
went on. Each man had his own way or getting
I'D on the dais. his own way Of bowIng, MS own
way of retreating; each moro confused thah tho
other; Mr. Besant excepted. Thenoveists nerves
were strengthened by hearty cheer which
greeted his name and his alone. The
knightlng of Mr. John Rogers Jennings seemed an
ips piration of the movement. Somebody was hur-
ried of for Sir Patrick Grants sword Mr. Jen-
uings had not been told what to do. and there was
now no time for rehearsal so he bowed and kne't
and rose again and knelt again TO the word OF
whispered command from some useful Official ana
rose at last Sir John to the end of his days lhis
knighthood feat accomplished, the queens WORK
in the hail was DONE AS she quilted her station
she shook hands with Lady Rosebery, Lady Sails
bury, and Lady Stanley of Alderley, whose rever-
ences in return were things to see, and so won't out
eastward the cheers OF her ieges once more Using
as she moved among them and disappeared in the
binding light of an opened door through which
we caught sight of another concourse OF people
and heard the noise ofanother loyal welcome. She
was 10 lay, and suppose did lay, the corner stone
of some new peoples building
Leaving the hail by q side door, I went round to
the main entrance to see the Queens departure.
The courtyard was filed with troops, with the
roy al carriages as it Is the fashion to call them,
with royal red footmen with police, and with few
visitors who wanted, as did, closer look at Her
Majesty. A company of the Grenadier Guards In
their bearskins formed the outer hedge; no troops
like them for show; not many for fighting. There
they stood erect motionless, every button and
gunbarrel shiDln in the sun scarlet jackets shin
ing faces shining; alert, nerves all on edge, an
immoyabe wall of drilled humanity segment of
that immortal thin red line which Kinglake saw
at the Alma and which stretches pretty well round
the world Plumed officers moved in their
stiff military way up and down, vigil
ant, keen-sighted all their credit staked on
the absolute perfection Of every detail OF soldierly
equipment presently to be scrutinized though only
for one passing instant, by Two OF the sharpest
pairs of martinez eyes in Europe-thc Prince of
Wales and the Duke OF Cambridge IL there
be speck or spot on single ptlvates
jacket his life is not happy one. There VIII be
gro1l from the Horse Guards to the colonel, de-
scending thence in ever-deepening wrath to the
unhappy mortal in the ranks VINO wore the unclcan
garment More dazzling still to tho civilians eve
are the squadron of Life Guards who form Her
Majesty's escort; helmeted. curassed jack-booted,
all steel and scarlet and white leather
breaches and black sheepskin, bestrdng statue
like sleek, strong black chargers; giants on giant
steeds: the prIm perfection Of holiday horsemen
Yes but when those long blades leave their steel
scabbards you will see notches where stool has met
other STEEL and if you look at the butts of the car
blnes which hang straight up and down ready TO
the hand on the right rear of the saddle you will
see every one denied thick and deep with the hon
orable scars OF service in the field.
The Queen was not long in coming preceded as
always by the gllttering company who were to MI
the four carriages in front of her; equerres ladies
in waiting lords in waiting, Gold Stick III waiting
the old Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant-Master
of the Horse-the young Duke Of Portland
Princes, all birds of the most rare plumage.
They hurry down the steps and bundle Them
selves into their carriages with scant ceremony.
Their immediate business is to be ont of the way
that the Queen may not have to say. Louis Four
teentb dd-or did not, the sceptical Fourier says
not was near being kept waiting" The police.
sturdy faithful souls looked slightly scandalIzed
as they beheld these great people in gold lace
scam pering off across the gravel-women too and
two Duchesses at that only they could not be
said to scamper. A Duchess-in-waiting must at
moments be content to part with little of her
ducal dignity.
The Queens carriage an open dark blue Ian
dau large and heavy on springs. panels EN-
blazoned with the royal arms, no box, rumble be-
hind, drawn by four black bays groomed TO
nicely, with harness and trappings on which the
saddlers art had said its last word; snowy, almost
gaudy. The two positions in black jackets and
| white brooches were boys to look at but
might be of any years nothing is so uncertain as
the age OF human being who has to do with
horsehesh When this equipage drew up at the foot
of the red carpeted platform, there began series
| of curiously elaborate preparations footman,
dsmounted outrider, and Clark, Highland gillie in
semi sue cesslon to the late John Brown, none